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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
2.77% -13.41% 190.25M 60003.87
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
4.52% 17.73% -- Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The fund's primary investment objective is to provide high, current income consistent with preservation of capital. It's secondary objective is growth of income through dividend increases and capital appreciation.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Allocation
Broad Category Allocation
Category Name Tactical Allocation
Category Index Morningstar Mod Agg Tgt Risk TR USD
Global Category Name Moderate Allocation
YCharts Categorization Target Allocation
YCharts Benchmark S&P Target Risk Moderate Index (^STRB)
Prospectus Objective Balanced
Fund Owner Firm Name Franklin Advisers, Inc.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
ICE BofA US High Yield TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Glenn Voyles 18.26 yrs
Jonathan Belk 4.25 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of April 23, 2024. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
YTD
13.25%
-6.19%
29.17%
1.27%
20.25%
-14.05%
6.53%
1.20%
21.83%
-4.38%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
-18.11%
26.29%
6.76%
34.84%
-15.36%
28.22%
32.77%
6.47%
-44.34%
4.72%
7.56%
22.36%
-16.15%
22.25%
7.77%
14.64%
-31.76%
-8.38%
8.26%
18.71%
-10.55%
33.88%
5.00%
24.49%
-18.32%
14.13%
7.70%
16.13%
-8.02%
25.48%
3.86%
18.66%
-18.91%
12.97%
4.45%
As of April 23, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of August 31, 2022.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 6.11% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 49.03% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 74.72% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.90% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.71% Upgrade Upgrade
Other -31.46% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The fund's primary investment objective is to provide high, current income consistent with preservation of capital. It's secondary objective is growth of income through dividend increases and capital appreciation.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Value
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Allocation
Broad Category Allocation
Category Name Tactical Allocation
Category Index Morningstar Mod Agg Tgt Risk TR USD
Global Category Name Moderate Allocation
YCharts Categorization Target Allocation
YCharts Benchmark S&P Target Risk Moderate Index (^STRB)
Prospectus Objective Balanced
Fund Owner Firm Name Franklin Advisers, Inc.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
ICE BofA US High Yield TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Glenn Voyles 18.26 yrs
Jonathan Belk 4.25 yrs

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